458 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Fir (Abies 2)6ctinata, DC), 18 feet 3 inches in girth of trunk at 

 4 feet 3 inches from the ground, was blown down in November, 

 1893, and a section of the stem is preserved in the castle. This tree 

 was 90 feet high, 210 years old, and contained 1,010 cubic feet. The 

 stump has been set up in its old position, and is being preserved. 

 Among other trees measured were — an Ash, 12 feet 9 J inches in 

 girth at 5 feet ; a Beech, 18 feet 10 inches at 4 feet, bole 7 feet; 

 an Oak, 15 feet 2 inches at 3 feet 7 inches on upper and 7 feet 2 

 inches on lower side, bole 14 feet; another Oak, 14 feet 7 J inches 

 at 4 feet on upper and 7 feet on lower side, bole 14 feet. ; a Lime 

 (Tilia vulgaris, Hayne), 13 feet at 5 feet, bole 20 feet. The 

 following Fungi were collected by Mr. Wm. Stewart : — 



Agaricus {Amanita) excelsus, Fr., A. (Amanita) ruhescens, Pers., 

 A. (Amanita) vaginatus, Bull., A. (Armillaria) melleus, Fl, Dan., 

 A. (Glitocyhe) infundihuliform.is, Sch^eff., A. (Clitocyhe) laccatus. 

 Scop., A. (Collyhia) radicatus, Rehl., A. (Collyhia) dryophilus, 

 Bull., A. (Pluteus) cervinus, Schseff., A. (Entoloma) jubatus, Fr., 

 A. (Clitopilus) 2yru')iulus, Scop., A. (Pholiota) sj^ectabilis, Fr., A. 

 (Pholiota) TYiutabilis, Schseff., A. (Inocybe) rimosus, Bull., A. (Flam- 

 mula) sapineus, Fr., A. (Crepidotus) mollis, Schseff., A. (Psalliota) 

 silvaticus, Schseff., A. (Hypholoma) sublaferitius, Schseff., A, 

 (HypJioloma) ca2?noides, Fr., A. (Hypholom^a) e2nxanthus, Fr., 



A. (Hypholoma) fascicularis, Huds., A. (Hy2)holom,a) lachryma- 

 bundus, Fr., A. (Psilocybe) agrarius, Fr., A. (Psilocybe) semilan- 

 ceatus, Fr., A. (Psathyra) corrugis, Pers., A. (Panceolus) 2)ci2nliona- 

 ceus, Fr., Cortinarius elatior, Fr., Paxillus giganteus, Fr., 

 Hygrophorus pratensis, Fr., H. coccineus, Fr., H. ceraceus, Fr., 

 Lactarius blennius, Fr., L. quietus, Fr., L. serijluus, Fr., Russida 

 adusta, Fr., P. rubra, Fr., P. cyanoxantha, Fr., R. heterophylla^ 

 Fr., P. fcetens, Fr., Boletus Jtavus, With., B. chrysenteron, Fr., 



B. ediilis, Bull., B. versipellis, Fr., Polyporus giganteus, 

 Fr., P. adustus, Fr., P. versicolor, Fr.^ Thelephora 2^<^^i^<^l<^i Fr., 

 Stereum hirsutum, Fr., Calocera viscosa, Fr., Lycoperdon gem- 

 matum, Fr., Peziza aurantia, CEd. 



It may be recorded here that, two days before, Messrs. John 

 Benwick and Richard M'Kay visited Ochtertyre grounds, and 

 measured the following trees : — Ash, 20 feet 11 J inches in girth 

 at 4 feet on upper and 12 feet on lower side. On this tree were 

 growing a small Acer Pseudo-Platanus, Linn., and a Sambucus 



